Bioinformatics programmer/Analyst

PRABHAKARAN GANGADHARAN

***, **** * ****** **, Arlington, Virginia 22201 Cell: 703-***-**** *****@**********.***

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Objective:

As I move ahead in my career, I want to work in tandem with a team in a challenging and competitive

environment where I can improve my knowledge and capabilities to utilize for the development

of the organization.

Professional Profile:

• Accomplished Bioinformatics graduate with significant Biotechnology Research skills and

customer service experience.

• Result driven achiever with excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiastic, highly flexible and

adaptable team player; multitasking and thriving in a fast paced environment while coordinating

numerous time sensitive projects.

Exceptionally motivated self starter and creative problem solver who work hard and loves

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challenge.

Work History:

Research Intern, (May, 2014 to August, 2014)

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, United States.

Annotated the human genome sequence data leveraging public database for Bioinformatics

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analysis on whole genome sequence data.

Evaluated the SNPs present in a particular genome region for its involvement in platelet

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aggregation using variant tools and python.

Used structure guided analysis to predict the effect of a particular SNP in protein expression.

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Junior Associate, (June, 2012 to July, 2013)

VWR Lab Products Private Limited – Bangalore, India.

Raised customer orders and progressed through to completion including web orders,

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telephone orders and written orders.

Linked quotation to orders and raised pro forma invoices.

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Was responsible for the efficient releasing of all export consignment across various modes of

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dispatch by air and sea.

Handled customer requests for product details, status update of orders, license import

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documentation through to letter of credits.

Research Intern, (December, 2010 to April, 2011)

Central Electrochemical Research Institute Tamilnadu, India.

Examined the Influence of sunlight spectrum on diatom fouling of stainless steel in natural

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seawater.

Research Intern, (September, 2010)

LifeTeck Research Center Chennai, India.

Analyzed the Cytotoxicity of synthetic compounds using biochemical assay to develop the

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drugs that can potently target cancer cells by means of their inherent difference to normal cells.

Education:

Master of Science: Bioinformatics, (August, 2013 August, 2014)

Georgetown University – Washington, DC

• Coursework in [Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cancer Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics computing,

Translational Bioinformatics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, Databases, Systems Biology,

Structural Biology and Biomedical Informatics ]

Bachelor of Technology: Biotechnology, (2007 – 2011)

Adhiyamaan college of engineering, Anna University – Tamilnadu, India.

Skills:

Bioinformatics skills:

Languages: Python, R, C basic

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Operating systems: Windows, Unix, Ubuntu, Mac

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RDBMS: MySQL and Microsoft access

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Web Development: PHP,HTML,CSS

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Variants tools: PLINK/SEQ, VCFtools, ANNOVAR, Haploview

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Familiarity with Next Gen sequencing and High Throughput sequencing.

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Experience in Microarray data analysis using Genepattern

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Experience in database management.

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Experience in Bioinformatics data analysis tools and methodologies.

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Other tools and Database skills: SIFT JCVI, PloyPhen, SeattleSeq, dbSNP, Cytoscape,

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Pathway studio, PyMol, Chimera, DAVID, GSEA, PDB, GEO, Entrez, NCBI, PubMed, 1000

Genome project, UniProt, UCSC Genome Browser, ENCODE, COSMIC, GEO2R, Weka.

Practical skills laboratory Techniques:

Microbial cell culture techniques, Plant tissue culture techniques and Animal tissue culture

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techniques, Protein estimation, Gel Electrophoresis, PCR, Southern Hybridization, DNA and

RNA isolation, Gel filtration, Affinity Chromatography.

Trainings:

Advanced Biotechnological Techniques

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DNA Finger printing Technology

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